The 43-year-old singer was close friends with the Linkin Park star - who died by suicide earlier this year - and Corey has defended him against people who called him ''cowardly'' for the way he died.

Explaining that Chester battled with mental health issues, Corey explained on 'Larry King Now': ''Unless you've walked in those shoes, you don't understand the pain, the weight of carrying that along, and there's no right way to deal with it,'' Corey said. ''There's no universal fix-all. So you spend your whole life trying to find what works for you. I am just glad I got the time I had with him.''

The US metal band are heading across the pond for four arena dates next year.

Slipknot are coming to the UK next year for a four date arena tour in February. The US metal band headlined this year’s Download Festival in August, marking their third time topping the bill. The band’s vocalist Corey Taylor has also recently lend his scream to an alien warlord on BBC series ‘Doctor Who’.

Slipknot are coming to the UK next year.

The band will play four dates beginning at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena on February 8th. Next they will move to London's Alexandra Palace on February 9th, then Birmingham’s Genting Arena on the 12th, before ending at the First Direct arena in Leeds on February 13th.

The metal singer will be lending his scream to the Time Lord’s latest foe.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor will be giving ‘Doctor Who’ viewers a fright soon, as he provides the scream for villain, the Fisher King. The metal singer is said to be a huge fan of the BBC show and was contacted by producers to lend his unique howl to the alien warlord.

Corey Taylor will provide the scream for The Fisher King.

A source told The Mirror, “Production got in touch with Slipknot because they heard Corey and the band love the show. They gave them a VIP tour and asked if Corey wanted to record his famous scream.”

Corey Taylor - American heavy metal band Slipknot performed live on stage during the 'Prepare for Hell Tour 2015' The shots are from the gig at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands - Sunday 1st February 2015

Slipknot and Corey Taylor - Shots of American heavy metal band Slipknot as they gave a live performance along with heavy metal band Korn on Slipknot's 'Prepare for Hell' Tour at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States - Saturday 29th November 2014